Digital skills: NITDA trains 20 artisans in Kano
Training
By Ramatu Garba
Kano, The National Information Technology Development Agency says it has trained 20 artisans on digital skills and Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Kano.
The NITDA five-day physical training tagged ” Digital Skills for Artisans” was in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
The Director General NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa-Abdullahi, made the disclosure during the training closing ceremony in Kano on Friday.
Inuwa-Abdullahi, represented virtually by the agency Acting Director Digital Literacy and Capacity Building, Dr Amina Sambo, said the training was aimed to empower and equip youths with digital skills and ICT to be digital literate globally and self reliance.
“Nigeria has a target of 95 per cent Digital Literacy skills, we want by the year 2030 Nigeria has digital literate skills because it has become our part and parcel of our daily life”
He added that the training would empower the participants to be able to protect their digital devices from hackers and various applications to use on Google, Instagram and Facebook digital content in getting source of income.
“Location is not a challenge as Kano has many hubs, join to improve your digital workforce globally not only in Nigeria”
NAN reports that the participants drawn from Dala Local Government Area of Kano, were given Laptop computer and cash sum of N20,000 each as a starter pack to improve their businesses.
The DG urged the participants to make judicious use of the starter packs given to them.
On his part, Mr Aliyu Madakin-Gini, member representing Dala Federal Constituency, commended the Federal Government and NITDA for the support and kind gesture.
Madakin-Gini, represented by the former Chairman Dala Local Government, Hon. Suraj Imam, urged the participants to utilize the knowledge they acquired well and not to sell the laptops given to them.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Abubakar Atiku-Mu’azu and Murtala Abdullahi, commended the Federal Government for allowing them to acquire new digital skills.
“We hope the training would be a continuous project to equip other unemployed Nigerian youths with digital skills to be self reliance”.he said
